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Thursday, 27 November 2014

Camel Driver - S/T (Album Review)

Album Type: Album

Date Released:31st October
2014

Label:
Pink Tank Records

Camel Driver – S/T – Track Listing

1. Minor Cause

2. Wedding

3. Talus

4. Devil's Marbles

5. Heraklion

6. Megalith

7. Party Ogre

8. Outro

Members

Christoph - Bass

Lutz - Guitar

Alex - Drums

Review:

I usually go nuts over Instrumental Stoner Rock
albums as it's one of my fave genres. Though the debut album by Desert
Rock/Stoner Rock experimentalists – Camel Driver – didn't appeal to me right
away as it should. I found it hard to find any emotional connection to the
music. Sure they have some pretty cool riffs that ventures between Jazz, Desert
Rock and Stoner Rock but it's a very hard album to like at first.

I suppose that's the point for Camel Driver's
debut album. Mainly to try something different and standout from the crowd.
Camel Driver excel on that level alone by delivering a debut album that dares
to be different with jazzy musical interludes split with the Desert Rock/Stoner
Rock riffs. Opening tracks – Minor Cause and Wedding – are two fine examples at
what Camel Driver thrive at. Both songs are dripping with finely tuned
Desert/Stoner Rock vibes that have a lot of fuzz running through it's soul.
Over time I started enjoy this album immensely compared to my first listen. It
started to speak to me more and more each time I listened to it.

I have had this promo for a couple of months now
and only now I am writing the review for this. It's one of the hardest Stoner
Rock albums I have listened to this year. That's one of the albums strongest
points – It's a challenging and frustrating listen at times but you can't deny
the talent or power that Camel Driver posses. The album is a finely tuned and
complex album within the realm of Desert/Stoner Rock. Devil's Marbles perhaps
the albums finest track sees Camel Driver showing off their musical skills with
deft touches of Americana inspired guitar worshipping. Though the Desert/Stoner
Rock vibe is never to far away. It can be a complex song to listen to as Camel
Driver include many different layers of noise for you to experience.

Camel Drive have delivered a stunning debut
album that only now I am starting to appreciate. It may of took me some time to
come round but Camel Driver have a very bright future indeed if they deliver
more creative and majestic albums such as this.

Excellent and Highly Recommended.

Words by Steve Howe

Thanks to Jan at Pink Tank Records for sending
me a promo to review. Camel Driver – S/T – is now available to buy on DD via BandCamp. Vinyl here and here from Pink Tank Records.

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